[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Position in Environmental Informatics at Virginia Tech
Full-time, Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Position for Environmental Informatics Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for a collegiate assistant professor position in the area of Environmental Informatics. Collegiate faculty members have a primary commitment to the instructional mission of the department, including undergraduate teaching, curricular and program development, and the design and integration of innovative and inclusive pedagogy. Candidates for this position should provide evidence of potential leadership in promoting teaching excellence and enhancing curricula. The individual will be a core member of the faculty team responsible for teaching in our Environmental Informatics major. This teaching role includes four undergraduate courses: Digital Planet, Introduction to Environmental Informatics, Information Technologies for Natural Resources Management, and a senior-level experiential learning course in environmental informatics. More information about these courses can be found in the undergraduate catalog (www.undergradcatalog.registrar.vt.edu/1819/frec.html). Additional responsibilities will include: engaging in curricular updates and course transformations, mentoring undergraduate students majoring in environmental informatics, and fostering diversity and an inclusive atmosphere in the curriculum and department. The candidate is expected to remain current in environmental informatics and related fields, and to serve on departmental, college, or university committees as a contributing member of the department and the broader university community. The collegiate faculty rank is a non-tenure-track position that offers a clear promotion path through assistant, associate, and professor levels. Appointment at the collegiate assistant professor rank is for three years and renewable without limit. With promotion to associate or professor collegiate ranks, contracts are renewable without limit with increasingly longer-term appointments. Collegiate faculty are full members of the department faculty, and are expected to participate in department and professional service. Collegiate faculty members may conduct research on the scholarship of teaching and learning and/or on disciplinary topics and present their findings in professional venues, but there are no expectations for an extensive research program as is typical of tenure-track faculty appointments. Required Qualifications: Ph.D. with emphasis on applications of environmental analytics to forest and/or other ecosystem sciences and management Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence through experience and/or training with strong promise for being a leader in the instructional mission Preferred Qualifications: Expertise in geospatial analysis and data science for forest and/or other environmental applications with a record of research achievements Demonstrated ability in the design and integration of innovative and inclusive pedagogy including experiential learning opportunities Vision, creativity, and leadership skills relevant to instruction and technology related to instruction Scholarship in the area of pedagogy Experience in mentoring undergraduate students Application Process: Candidates must apply online at https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/93062. Questions and inquiries may be addressed to Dr. Kevin McGuire (kevin.mcgu...@vt.edu), chair of the search committee. Application review will begin February 14, 2019, and continue until the position is filled. The start date for the position is no later than August 10, 2019. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. or M.S. assistantship in environmental data science and forecasting at Virginia Tech
Ph.D. or M.S. assistantship in environmental data science and forecasting at Virginia Tech The Ecosystem Dynamics and Forecasting Lab (epics.frec.vt.edu) led by Dr. Quinn Thomas in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech has funding for a new graduate student position to start January or August 2019. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly self-motivated student at the Ph.D. or M.S. level to develop and apply innovative new techniques to combine lake ecosystem modeling with a large array of sensors to forecast water quality in drinking water reservoirs. The Ph.D. or M.S. student will help develop the forecasts to best inform drinking water management decisions. This position is part of a recently-funded NSF project (http://smartreservoir.org) that will develop a water quality forecasting system for a drinking water supply reservoir and Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) site. This highly interdisciplinary Ph.D. project will combine high- frequency sensor monitoring, modeling, ecosystem forecasting, and data-intensive analytical approaches from ecology, computer science, and social science. There will be opportunities for both computational and field-based research. We seek a conscientious and energetic student with quantitative and computing skills who can work independently in a collaborative environment. To learn more about what we do, please visit our lab website: http://epics.frec.vt.edu. The student will work closely with the Carey Lab at Virginia Tech (http://carey.biol.vt.edu) on the project. Students are also encouraged to apply to be a fellow in Virginia Tech’s Interfaces of Global Change graduate program (http://globalchange.vt.edu) and interact with other students in the Virginia Water Research Center (http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu) that is housed within our department. Virginia Tech, as Virginia’s leading research and land grant institution, has a strong interdisciplinary focus on the environment and natural sciences and is located in scenic southwestern Virginia. The student position will be funded on a combination of research and teaching assistantships, which include a competitive stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance benefits. Interested students should send an email letter of inquiry containing an overview of your research interests, your C.V., an unofficial transcript(s), a list of past research experiences and mentors, and GRE scores to rqtho...@vt.edu. Please feel free to contact me with questions about the application process, graduate school at Virginia Tech, or potential research ideas.
[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. assistantship in water quality forecasting at Virginia Tech
Ph.D. assistantship in water quality forecasting at Virginia Tech The Ecosystem Dynamics and Forecasting Lab led by Dr. Quinn Thomas in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech has funding for a new graduate student position to start Fall 2018. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly self-motivated student at the Ph.D. level to develop and apply innovative new techniques to combine lake ecosystem modeling with a large array of sensors to forecast water quality in drinking water reservoirs. The Ph.D. student will help develop the forecasts to best inform drinking water management decisions. This position is part of a recently-funded NSF project (http://smartreservoir.org) that will develop a water quality forecasting system for a drinking water supply reservoir and Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) site. This highly interdisciplinary Ph.D. project will combine high- frequency sensor monitoring, modeling, ecosystem forecasting, and data-intensive analytical approaches from ecology, computer science, and social science. There will be opportunities for both computational and field-based research. We seek a conscientious and energetic student with strong quantitative and computing skills who can work independently in a collaborative environment. To learn more about what we do, please visit our lab website: http://epics.frec.vt.edu. The student will work closely with the Carey Lab at Virginia Tech (http://carey.biol.vt.edu) on the project. Students are also encouraged to apply to be a fellow in Virginia Tech’s Interfaces of Global Change graduate program (http://globalchange.vt.edu) and interact with other students in the Virginia Water Research Center (http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu) that is housed within our department. Virginia Tech, as Virginia’s leading research and land grant institution, has a strong interdisciplinary focus on the environment and natural sciences and is located in scenic southwestern Virginia. The student position will be funded on a combination of research and teaching assistantships, which include a competitive stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance benefits. Interested students should send an email letter of inquiry containing an overview of your research interests, your C.V., an unofficial transcript(s), a list of past research experiences and mentors, and GRE scores to rqtho...@vt.edu. Please feel free to contact me with questions about the application process, graduate school at Virginia Tech, or potential research ideas.
[ECOLOG-L] Two Graduate Assistantships in Ecosystem Forecasting at Virginia Tech
Two Graduate Assistantships in Ecosystem Forecasting at Virginia Tech The Thomas Lab in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech has funding for two graduate student positions to start in either January or August 2018. We are looking for enthusiastic and highly self-motivated students at the M.S. or Ph.D. level to develop and apply innovative new techniques in model-data fusion to forecast ecosystem dynamics. Position 1: The graduate student will help integrate high-frequency sensor data with process-based models to study reservoir water quality responses to changing climate and management. This position is part of a recently-funded NSF project that will develop a water quality forecasting system for a drinking water supply reservoir and Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) site. Position 2: The graduate student will help integrate remote sensing with a process-based model to study forest carbon cycling in the Southeastern U.S. This position is part of a recently-funded NASA project focused on integrating managed forests into models predicting land-use and land-cover change. Both positions are highly interdisciplinary graduate projects that will combine modeling, ecosystem forecasting, and data-intensive analytical approaches from ecology, computer science, and social science. We seek conscientious and energetic students with strong quantitative and computing skills who can work independently in a collaborative environment. To learn more about what we do, please visit our lab website: http://epics.frec.vt.edu. Students are also encouraged to apply to be a fellow in Virginia Tech’s Interfaces of Global Change graduate program (http://globalchange.vt.edu) and interact with other students in the Virginia Water Research Center (http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu) and Center for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (http://www.cears.cnre.vt.edu) that is housed within our department. Virginia Tech, as Virginia’s leading research and land grant institution, has a strong interdisciplinary focus on the environment and natural sciences, and is located in scenic southwestern Virginia. The student position will be funded on a combination of research and teaching assistantships, which include a competitive stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance benefits. Interested students should send an email letter of inquiry containing an overview of your research interests, your C.V., an unofficial transcript, a list of past research experiences and mentors, and GRE scores (if available) to Quinn Thomas (rqtho...@vt.edu). Please feel free to contact me with questions about the application process, graduate school at Virginia Tech, or potential research ideas.
[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Assistantship Opportunity in Forests and Global Change
Ph.D. Assistantship in Forests and Global Change Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Description We are recruiting a motivated student for a new Ph.D. assistantship available to study the influence of global change on forest ecosystems. The project objective is to predict future forest dynamics and carbon cycling by integrating observations of forests (e.g., diameter measurements, remote sensing, drought experiments, nutrient addition experiments, etc.) from diverse data sources into ecosystem models. The Ph.D. research will involve the development of model-data fusion and ecosystem modeling techniques, with opportunities to participate in field research at a new flux tower research site (sbc-lars.blog.sbc.edu). Students are encouraged to apply to be a fellow in Virginia Techs Interfaces of Global Change graduate program (globalchange.vt.edu) or Remote Sensing graduate program (rsigep.frec.vt.edu), depending on their interests. We are especially interested in recruiting students with previous ecological and computational training. Qualifications Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in either ecology, environmental science, forestry, statistics or closely related field; M.S. graduates are preferred. Previous experience with computer programing is required, with previous experience in forest ecosystems desired. Please send statements of interest (including previous research experiences and career goals), C.V., copies of transcripts and GRE scores, and contact information for at least three references to: Dr. R. Quinn Thomas Assistant Professor Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation rqtho...@vt.edu Research group website: epics.frec.vt.edu Department website: frec.vt.edu Twitter: @ForestClimateVT
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate assistantships in forest ecosystem ecology and global change
Graduate assistantships in forest ecosystem ecology and global change at Virginia Tech The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for graduate research assistantships at the Masters or Ph.D. level, starting August 2013 or January 2014. Research will focus on how Southeastern U.S. forests can be managed to mitigate climate change and will broadly link the efforts of the Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation Project (PINEMAP; pinemap.org) to the Community Earth System Model (cesm.ucar.edu). Students with quantitative training and backgrounds in ecology, forestry, or environmental sciences are encouraged to apply. Students will have the opportunity to be involved in new university-wide graduate training programs in global change and remote sensing. For more information visit www.frec.vt.edu or contact Dr. Quinn Thomas (rqtho...@vt.edu).
